Are peoples’ opinions that one disagrees with not allowed? This question has been heavily put to the test as football players have been swarmed with abhorrence. This anger has been brought to them through the protest that they have acted with‚ not standing or kneeling during the national anthem‚ in the past few years. Football players should be protected by the first amendment of the constitution‚ which is for free speech and protest. Football players should not be punished for their action about
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Athletes Salaries Have you ever thought that athletes are overpaid? Athletes are showing children that they could easily make millions by playing a few games. A majority of people don’t even watch sports but athletes are still paid all of that money. Some athletes are selfish and still‚ think that all of that money isn’t enough. Athletes are paid too much money and people aren’t doing anything about it. Athletes are showing and teaching kids wrong value. Athletes make millions of dollars a
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sit during the anthem is disrespectful‚ inconsiderate‚ and unpatriotic. This is a problem for a number of reasons. Regardless of the stand that Kaepernick is trying to make‚ he is wrong for not acknowledging the national anthem. NFL quarterback Drew Brees states‚ “that Kaepernick is insulting a flag that is sacred‚ and which has given him the freedom to speak out”. Not only is Kaepernick insulting the flag‚ but he is also insulting our veterans. Our veterans have protected and served this country
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million in 3.2 years‚ NHL will make $13.6 million in 5.5 years‚ MLB would make $17.9 million in 5.6 years(Gaines). Athletes earn more in certain sports in a certain time. Great players in the MLB‚ NBA‚ NFL‚ NHL are decently overpaid. For example Drew Brees‚ a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints‚ every touchdown he throws he gets paid $470‚000. (43 touchdowns $20 million.) Schwartz. Some sports are paid t0o much‚ but those players are valuable to the team and can lead the team to a championship
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without all the rules being followed‚ showing that it’s a post hoc fallacy. 2. Appeal to Authority I was watching the Ohio State and Indiana football game on October 3‚ when I saw a commercial advertising Madden NFL 16 for Xbox One. The commercial had Drew Brees‚ Richard Sherman and Clay Mathews acting as students in front of a professor. The commercial used these star NFL football players to promote the game on the Xbox One‚ since they were learning to play the
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effectiveness can be attributed to how well they fit the particular skillset and the type of offense they run. The pocket passer is the most popular‚ and usually the most effective of the bunch. Quarterbacks like Peyton Manning‚ Tom Brady‚ and Drew Brees fit this mold. They tend to hang around in the pocket and keep their eyes downfield at all times. This type of quarterback can make all the throws and usually relies on quick slants to keep the defense from blitzing.
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you may think because we are the land of the free that we have freedom to choose whether to stand or not during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick proved that to be controversial when he sat during the star spangled banner. By sitting out for the national anthem‚ Kaepernick couldn’t have expected the uproar that broke out. In the passage “In the ‘land of the free’ are you really free to sit out the national anthem?” 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick “set the national debate about race on a collision
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The article I have chosen to write about and critique is about Cam Newton being the next big thing in advertising for the NFL. This article most relates to how media and sponsors emphasize celebrities in sport. Celebrities are a huge part of advertising today because fans look up to them. If a favorite player is participating in something or wearing certain items‚ then the fans will likely want to as well. Cam Newton‚ however‚ is different than any of the sports celebrities in the media today because
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level and how much they want to succeed in the league. Not all Quarterbacks in the league will be hall of famers‚ and some of these players come into the league and will have to improve on their talents. Great quarterbacks ranging from Tom Brady and Drew Brees had to prove they were worth a starting job. For example‚ Tom Brady was a 6th round draft pick and was a backup behind another QB. He went down and Tom entered the game to prove his worthiness for a football team; and the rest is history. This leads
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On September 1‚ 2016 Chargers were hosting the 76ers for a preseason NFL game. What people saw in the stadium and on Television was Colin Kaepernick and his teammate Eric Reid Kneel during the National Anthem. (Note Card 1). People were already criticized Colin Kaepernick right away when they saw this. Not even getting a chance to speak why he did till after the game. When the reporter ask why did he not stand for the Nation Anthem he said “ I’m not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for
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